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Why the Future of Economic Development Starts With Existing Businesses When most people think about economic development, they picture the confetti cannon moments: a company
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Why the Future of Economic Development Starts With Existing Businesses When most people think about economic development, they picture the confetti cannon moments: a company

Here’s the thing about post-event surveys: people actually take time out of their day to fill them out. That’s an act of goodwill, and you

If you’re like most economic development professionals, you’ve spent the last few weeks of December pondering the benchmarks you want to reach when you turn

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At PPR Strategies, we strive to add value to your organization, community, and small business–and to ours along the way. Our recent Maryland Minority Business

Picture this: A site selector, prospective business, or collaborator is scrolling through dozens of EDO or tourism websites, each claiming to be “innovative,” “results-driven,” and

A local high school student clicks on a career and technical education (CTE) website out of sheer curiosity. Minutes later, they’ve found a program they

While we’d love to dismiss this as an April Fools Joke, the end of FY25 will be here before we know it. We are 90
PPR Strategies jumped in to help us in a pinch to manage our communications throughout a time of transition. They brought in deep industry expertise in economic development and helped us re-think our brand to launch strategic and targeted campaigns. Sandy and her team are delightful to work with, highly knowledgeable about reaching targeted audiences, and can add value to any communications team.

Amy Gowen
President/CEO, Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation
We needed an expert, yet flexible and affordable event planning service for team member-facing celebrations on a timeline of about six weeks. The team at PPR Strategies was wonderful to work with, and our events were a hit and went off without a hitch. What I appreciated most was having a partner that took the burden off of our internal team and was easy to work with once we secured approvals on the vision and budget. It was a successful partnership.

Kimberly Conquest
Senior Director, Marketing & Communications, UVA Community Health
As an economic developer or tourism organization, placing faith in PPR is a safe bet.

Samuel Shoge
Executive Director, Kent County Chamber of Commerce
Ask an economic developer, Main Street manager, tourism professional, or community leader what makes their community special, and you’ll likely hear about transformative projects, major
A Note From PPR: As their internships come to an end and they prepare to begin their senior years of college, we asked Ellen Haley
We spend our days trying to make communities better and brighter, and if there’s one thing we know for sure, it’s this: diverse businesses don’t
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